Last night I saw The Jim Hall Quartet at Birdland. The music was very beautiful and soothing but rich and complex.It's so rare for me to go see jazz, and I definitely need to do it more often. I sometimes feel inadequate because I am not a sophisticated listener, and I can tell that I am missing a lot of what is happening. But I enjoy the total effect very much; I very much enjoy taking in the experience as a whole.
The performance was for Jim Hall's 80th birthday and he was so sweet and humble seeming; you could see how much he loved the musicians he was playing with (Greg Osby, alto sax; Steve Laspina, bass; Joey Baron, drums).
All in all an excellent evening.
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